Sri Lanka fishermen die after drinking from bottles found in sea
The fishermen drank the contents of the bottles thinking it was alcohol, local media reports.
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UN official admits lack of data indicating famine in Gaza famine
Panama acquits all defendants in Panama Papers lawsuit- claiming evidence of tax evasion was insufficiently documented to prove corrupt intent
Arab League removes Hezbollah from list of terrorist organizations
Hezbollah has unleashed numerous rockets, mortars and drones on northern Israel in the past eight months starting on October 8
Pro-war Russian poet revealed as anti-Putin hoax using Nazi poems
Exiled anti-war journalist admits he created ‘Gennady Rakitin’ and repurposed his popular patriotic verses from WW2 Germany
The US has sent at least 14,000 of its massive, highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs to Israel since October 7, report says
The MK-84 is one of Israel's largest and most destructive bombs. Israel has used 2,000-pound bombs to devastating effect in its strikes on Gaza.
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription
As a new recruitment drive looms, some are turning to online handlers and forgers to escape the horror of war
Newly discovered asteroid to pass close to Earth on Saturday
Tens of thousands of known Near-Earth Objects are tracked by specialized observational projects.
‘We Need To Start…’: Putin Says Russia Should Start Producing Banned Missiles - News18
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia should start producing short and intermediate-range missiles that were previously banned under a now-defunct arms treaty with the United States.
Sri Lanka demands compensation for its killed and wounded citizens who served in the Russian army
The delegation of Sri Lanka stated that 17 of its citizens were killed in the Russian army, for which it demands compensation
Air Force: Ukraine downs all 10 Russian drones launched overnight
Mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force were involved in repelling the air attacks. The drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia oblasts, the Air Force said.
North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine would be 'cannon fodder,' Pentagon says
"I think that if I were North Korean military personnel management, I would be questioning my choices on sending my forces to be cannon fodder in an illegal war against Ukraine."
SpaceX given permission to destroy the International Space Station
Elon Musk's SpaceX will build a vehicle to tow the International Space Station back through the atmosphere and crash it into the ocean. NASA says it is transitioning to "commercially owned space destinations closer to home".
Revealed: how Sunak dropped smoking ban amid lobbying from tobacco firms
Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs
Tories highly alarmed by network of pro-Russian Facebook pages interfering in UK election
Ahead of a historic UK election, five Facebook pages secretly operating from Nigeria are using Kremlin-aligned propaganda and AI-generated racist imagery to sow "division and chaos".
Ukraine hits Russian space communications center in occupied Crimea, military says
A series of explosions was reported in several settlements in Crimea overnight on June 23, including the town of Yevpatoria and the village of Vityne. Neither Ukrainian nor Russian officials commented on the attack. The 40th Separate Command and Measurement Complex is reportedly located there.
Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’ | Canada
Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February
US to send Ukraine air defense missiles in next aid package-officials
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor
The case is likely to stoke the long-standing local opposition to US military presence.